Pontiac grits out win against Morris

It wasn’t a high-scoring thriller, but it counted as a win just the same as Pontiac Township High School’s boys’ varsity team gritted out a 38-35 win against Morris Tuesday night at PTHS.

With the victory, Pontiac moves above the .500 mark at 7-6 overall and 3-2 in the Corn Belt.

The Indians led from the opening tip-off, but the contest was close throughout all four quarters. Pontiac had a four-point advantage after the first quarter, leading 12 to 8, and upped it to five at the half, 25 to 20.

But in the second half, the Morris Redskins hung around and were only down one point at the end of the third quarter, 31-30, but fell short in the fourth for the final three-point difference.

Pontiac players spread out the scoring, with seven Indians cashing in points. Scoring for Pontiac was led by junior William Meiner, who finished the night with 10 points, followed closely by sophomore Neil Lambert with nine. Senior Shawn Milhauser tossed in six points and junior Trent Smith added four. Three other players, seniors Aaron Jiles and Logan Gschwendtner and sophomore Carter Jacobs scored three points apiece.

For Morris, sophomore Austin Patterson had a dozen points, leading all scorers in the contest. Junior Ned Kneller and senior Jason Matteson added six points each. Senior Jake Hogan added three points.